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• Other in (ACS) Specialization: Environmental Engineering, New Mexico State University (1990)
• Ph D in Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, New Mexico State University (1988)
• MS in Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, New Mexico State University (1985)
• BS in Chemical Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua (1980)

• Other - Co-organizer of the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies. (2015-12-15 - 2015-12-20). Co-organizer of the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies. . American Chemical Society. Honolulu, Hawaii. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Other - Co-organizer 2015 International symposium on Environmental Science and Technology (2015-11-01 - 2015-11-03). Chongqing, China. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Other - Session chair 2015 International symposium on Environmental Science and Technology (2015-11-01 - 2015-11-03). Chongqing, China. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Other - Session Chair at the 7th International Conference on Nanomaterials (2015-10-14 - 2015-10-16). Czech Republic, EU. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Other - Interview by El Paso Times, Borderland section (2015-08-25 - 2015-08-25). UTEP part of prestigious grant. El Paso, TX. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Other - Co-organizer of the Exposure Workshop on Manufactured and Engineered nanomaterials, (2015-03-19 - 2015-03-20). , Califronia NanoSystems Institute . Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.

• Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) Grown in CuO Nanoparticles-amended Soils Exhibited Toxicity in a Phenotype-Dependent Manner: Translocation, Biodistribution and Nutritional Disturbance. Journal of Hazardous Materials 398 (2020), Chaoyi Deng, Yi Wang, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Andres Reyes, Y Sun, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Reagan Turley, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas, G Niu, C Li, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Copper Nanowires as Nanofertilizers for Alfalfa Plants: Understanding Nano-Bio Systems Interactions from Microbial Genomics, Plant Molecular Responses and Spectroscopic Studies Science of the Total Environment 742 (2020), K Cota-Ruiz, Yuqing Ye, Carolina Valdes, Chaoyi Deng, Yi Wang, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas, M Duarte-Gardea, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Effect of copper compounds on two varieties of sweet potato plants Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 154 (2020), Nestor Bonilla-Bird, Y Ye, T Akter, C Valdes-Bracamontes, Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi, G Saupe, G Flores-Margez, L Ma, J Hernandez-Viezcas, Jose Peralta-Videa, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Effect of Copper Compounds on Two Varieties of Sweetpotato Plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 154 (2020), Nestor Bonilla-Bird, Yuqing Ye, T Akter, Carolina Valdes-Bracamontes, A J. Darrouzet-Nardi, G B. Saupe, J P. Flores-Marges, L Ma, J A. Hernandez-Viezcas, J R. Peralta-Videa, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Effects of different surface-coated nTiO2 on full-life grown carrot plants: impacts on root splitting, essential elements, and Ti uptake Journal of Hazardous Materials 402 (2020), Yi Wang, Joey Deng, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Swati Rawat, W Tan, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas, C Li, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.

• Environmental Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology: The Journey of a UTEP Miner (2020), Volume El Paso, Texas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• From Phytoremediation to Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology in Agriculture: Effects of Copper Nanoparticles on Sugarcane (2020), Volume Texas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• Nano-Impact in Environmental and Agricultural Fate: Mechanisms Involved (2020), Volume Toluca, Mexico, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• From Phytoremeddiation to Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology in Agriculture. (2020), Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
• What You Should Know after Submitting a Manuscript to a Scientific and Engineering Journal- An ES&T Advisor´s Advice (2020), Volume Guangzhou, China, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.

• (2002 Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program at UTEP).
• (Acquisition of a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer for research and teaching at a large minority serving institution
• (Acquisition of Laser Ablation for ICP/MS and Electron Microprobe Upgrade, for Geological and Environmental Research and Research Training. With N.E. Pingitore and C. Andronicos (UTEP Department of Geological Sciences)
• (Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship Program)
• (Bridges to the Doctorate program).
• (Can living plants synthesize biological gold catalysts suitable for industrial application?) With C. Anderson and R. Haverkamp, Massey University, New Zealand.
• (Characterization of Heavy Metal Binding by Functional groups Found in Biomaterials).
• (Childhood Lead Exposure in El Paso-Juarez).
• (Community-Based Participatory Research in Environmental Health).
• (Data Collection and Analysis for Surveys on Water, Air, Soil, Safety Foods, and Solid Wastes on the US/Mexico Border).
• (Development of a Novel Environmental Electrochemical Sensor for Heavy Metal Ion Detection and Remediation Based on Alfalfa Biomass).
• (Effects of Long Term Fluoride Intake from Drinking Water on Bone fractures, Blood Chemistry, and Thyroid Profile in Adolescents Living in Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico).
• (Electrochemical Studies of Metal-ion Binding to Alfalfa Biomass).
• (Environmental Training along the US-Mexico Border).
• (Evaluation of the Health Effects due to Radon Inhalation in the States of Chihuahua and Zacatecas).
• (Exploring the Use of Alfalfa and Tumbleweed to restore mercury and selenium contaminated soils)
• (FT-Infrared Spectrometer equipment for teaching and research)
• (Fundamental Studies of Bioproduced Nanomaterials and Applications).
• (Gastrointestinal diseases and causal effects at the Valle de Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico).
• (Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Adsorption by Biomaterials using XAS).
• (Part of group representing the USA in the International IUPAC SEANAC inaugural conference in Gaborone Botswana).
• (PhD Training in Agricultural Environmental Sciences)
• (Pollution Prevention Technology to Clean Heavy Metal and Organic Contaminants from Waters).
• (Potential Sources of Contamination of the Rio Grande Depicted from a Surface Runoff Analysis in Developed Areas of the Paso del Norte Region).
• (Project Renewal) (Reduction of Health Risks with the Use of Metal Accumulating Desert Plants)
• (Raytheon’s Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program at UTEP).
• (Removal of chromium species from aqueous solutions using Agave Lechuguilla biomass).
• (Removal of chromium species from aqueous solutions using Agave lechuguilla biomass).
• (Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program).
• (Search for Plants with Bioremediation Potential Associated with the Rio Grande).
• (STAR Graduate Fellowship at UTEP).
• (STAR Graduate Fellowship at UTEP).
• (Superfund Program), Bioremediation of Chromium in Contaminated Soils and Potential Application to the Bioremediation of Cr(VI) Contaminated Soils.
• (Superfund Program), Removal and Selective Recovery of Heavy Metal Ions from Superfund Sites Using Biological Materials
• (Supplemental Funding from NIH to our NIH Funded Project to Create a X-ray Diffractometer Core Facility
• (Synchrotron Based Studies at UTEP/Phase I).
• (Synchrotron Based Studies at UTEP/Phase II).
• (Synchrotron Based Studies at UTEP/Phase III).
• (Use of Biofilters for the Removal of Metals from Natural Waters).
• (Use of Biomaterials in the Removal and Recovery of Heavy Metals for Industrial Effluents).
• (Use of ICP/OES to Investigate the Removal of Actinides and Lanthanides from Aqueous Solutions).
• (Use of Infrared Microspectroscopy (IMS) for the Direct Analysis of Plant Cell Wall Architecture).
• (Use of Live Alfalfa Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals: Agar-Media and Soil Studies).
• (XAS Investigations Into the Mechanisms of Lanthanide Uptake and Adsorption by Biomaterials)
• 2003 Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program at UTEP).
• 2008 Research and engineering apprenticeship program (REAP).
• ACADEMY OF APPLIED SCIENCES/US ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE (2017) Research and engineering apprenticeship program (REAP) at UTEP
• Acquisition of a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer for research and teaching at a large minority serving institution
• AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (Asociate Editor for North America of the ACS Journal "Environmental Science & Technology,")
• Associate Editor for North America of the ACS Journal "Environmental Science & Technology"
• Chemical Modification of Carboxyl Groups in Humic Substances and Its Effect on Metal Ion Binding,
• Environmental spectroscopic and chromatographic equipment for teaching and research
• Evaluating the feasibility of applying phytoremediation to several contaminated scenarios of Guanajuato using Phyto-DSS. (“Evaluación mediante modelaje matemático sobre la viabilidad de aplicar fitorremediación a diferentes escenarios contaminados con metales en el área del Bajío").
• Grant to support Dr. Sharon Mokgalaka to do postdoctoral studies with me at UTEP.
• Metal–Organic Nanosystems Laboratory.
• NATIONAL INSTITUE OF HEALTH, RESEARCH CENTER AT MINORITY INSTITUTIONS and Borders Biomedical Research Center (BBRC).
• NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Off-Grid Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT)
• Phytoremediationof polluted soils from the Paso del Norte; Is there any synergistic role between nanoparticles and heavy metals? Sponsored by THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-CONSEJO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA (CONTEXT)
• Reduction of Health Risks with the Use of Metal Accumulating Desert Plants,
• Research and engineering apprenticeship program (REAP) at UTEP, US ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE (2011)
• Research experiences to foster experiential learning and to enhance education in food, soils, and environmental sciences. (UTEP budget $65,124). (With Felix Roman, University of Puerto Rico) UTEP PI
• Spatial localization and speciation of CeO2 ENPs in Soybean (Glycine max) nodules
• Speciation of toxic elements and precious metals present in plant tissues and mine tailings from the Guanajuato mining district in Mexico.
• Study of the mode of action of growth enhancers and chelating compounds on the uptake of cadmium and lead in live plants using XAS.
• UPR-Mayaguez Center for education and training in agricultural and related sciences (CETARS): Consolidating the pipeline in agriculture and natural resources from K12- to the field.
• Use of ICP-OES to Investigate the Reduction and Reuse of Mixed Contaminate Wastewaters Using Phytofiltration).
• Use of Synchrotron Infrared Microspectroscopy to study structural changes in mesquite plants exposed to ZnO and CeO2 nanoparticles
• Using chelating agents and tumbleweed as an inexpensive biomonitoring device for toxic heavy metals in the ambient air around international bridges of El Paso/Ciudad Juarez.
• Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Off-Grid Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT
• Research and engineering apprenticeship program (REAP) at UTEP
• University of Texas System’s STARs Retention Award
• US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AFRI- Foundational Program (Nanoscale elements suppress plant disease, enhance macronutrient use efficiency and increase crop yield
• Development of a scan-less temporal focusing two-photon fluorescence microscope for high-speed three-dimensional imaging. Proposal number: DBI-1429708
• University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
• Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology.
• Center for the Environmental Impact of Nanotechnology.
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, RESEARCH CENTER AT MINORITY INSTITUTIONS and Borders Biomedical Research Center (BBRC), Gardea-Torresdey, Jorge Co-Investigator in the Toxicology Unit
• University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
• NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology)